Starman
Song by David Bowie
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Search complete. 19 mentions across 10 episodes found for "Starman".
Oct 16, 2026
David BowieSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
That weren't no DJ, that was hazy cosmic jazz.
David BowieSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
There's a Starman waiting in the sky.
David BowieSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
He'd like to come and meet us, but he thinks he'd blow our minds.
David BowieSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
There's a Starman waiting in the sky.
David BowieSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
He's told us not to blow it 'cause he knows it's all worthwhile.
David BowieSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
He told me, "Let the children lose it.
David BowieSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
If we can sparkle, he may land tonigh-igh-ight.
David BowieSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Don't tell your papa or he'll get us locked up in fright.
Bryce ZabelHOST
There's a, a- apparently an original recording that's explicitly about aliens looking down on the Earth and wondering what the hell humanity is doing, which seems to be a theme that musicians say.
Bryce ZabelHOST
You mentioned Bowie's Starman, or...
Bryce ZabelHOST
And th- that's interesting.
Bryce ZabelHOST
But another one that's interesting is Neil Young, After the Gold Rush, 'cause ano-
David BramwellGUEST
Um, and, and Boy George has told this story.
David BramwellGUEST
Countless other artists have told this story of being a young kid, turning on "Top of the Pops," and seeing this strange man called David Bowie singing "Starman"-
Philip Carr-GommHOST
Yeah
David BramwellGUEST
... um, and pointing at, pointing at the, you know, so Starman's, um, pointing at all the kids.
David BramwellGUEST
Uh, uh, and, and he's got this orange fluff of hair and dressed in a kind of blue onesie and, and-
Philip Carr-GommHOST
Yeah
speaker_30SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Let the children use it.
speaker_30SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Let all the children boogie." Starman waiting in the sky.
speaker_30SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
He'd like to come and meet us, but he thinks he'd blow our minds.
speaker_30SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
There's a starman waiting in the sky.
11 MINS LATER
Mike SavageHOST
Also, 58 votes for The Moody Blues with Nights in White Satin at five.
speaker_12UNKNOWN
Countdown.
Mike SavageHOST
David Bowie was four with Starman, 60 votes.
speaker_12UNKNOWN
Countdown.
Andrew BrownGUEST
Well, they are all brilliant.
Andrew BrownGUEST
And, you know, you could go Starman, obviously, because it's a fantastic pop song.
Andrew BrownGUEST
And Five
SteveHOST
Years, which is amazing.
Dan NathanPANELIST
You're definitely a star.
Brian SullivanHOST
Starman waiting in the sky.
Brian SullivanHOST
He'd like to come and meet us, but he, he thinks he'd blow our minds.
Brian SullivanHOST
All right, coming up, White House CTO Ethan Klein joining us next to talk about today's science and technology summit, how the admin wants to spur more innovation in AI.
George HrabHOST
What's the first record of his? I don't even know what that first record was called.
George HrabHOST
Might've just been called David Bowie, or is it Starman? I forget what the first one.
George HrabHOST
And his last record, you know, very, very different stylistically in terms of just what's going on, although there's still threads there throughout.
George HrabHOST
Um, you can go into some, uh, uh, jazz musicians, so, like, a Miles Davis or a Chick Corea.
SusieHOST
But that clashed with the monkeys, Davy Jones, so he changed it to David Bowie.
SusieHOST
I don't know where he got the Bowie from, but it's Starman.
speaker_4SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
We'll be right back.
speaker_2SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Let the children lose it Let the children use it Let all the children do get it
speaker_2SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
We'll see you next time.
SteveHOST
He's run out of lyrics, but he's luring to the end.
SteveHOST
Bowie, Starman from 1972 on Big L1 and Big L2.
SteveHOST
What a poppy, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop station it is.
Mike StacksHOST
I mean, I was trying to think which Top of the Pops appearance it was where I sort of fell under his spell.
Mike StacksHOST
It might have been like everybody, so many people, Starman.
Mike StacksHOST
But the more I've been thinking about it, it was Life on Mars, which was actually
Alec PalaoGUEST
some kind of film of him singing.
G-ManHOST
Yeah, David Bowie.
G-ManHOST
Starman was so good coming in.
G-ManHOST
But
WhiteyHOST
Bowie is another one.